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At its meeting Monday afternoon the University of Alberta’s General Faculties Council (GFC) voted to endorse a set of recommendations from the Committee on the Learning Environment (CLE) that allows the University’s Universal Student Ratings of Instruction (USRIs) to continue … Continue reading →

It has now been a week since Albertans elected Rachel Notley of the New Democratic Party (NDP) Alberta’s new premier. Albertans elected Ms. Notley to the premier’s office despite the efforts of the current chair of the Board of Governors … Continue reading →

Yesterday AASUA Council voted to endorse its Executive’s Decision of 29 July 2013 to decline the University of Alberta’s Administration’s request to reopen the 2013-2015 collective agreement. As the Department of English & Film Studies’ representative, I was prepared to … Continue reading →

What a joy it would have been to see the University of Alberta’s Central Administration campaigning with great vigour to both the public and the Government over the last year for the need for increased funding for postsecondary education. Instead, … Continue reading →